To “look back on” childhood means to...
Reflect or remember it
Forget about it
Talk to someone from your childhood
Travel back in time
He couldn’t believe how easily he was __________ by the scam email.
Taken in
If someone “brings forward” a proposal, they...
Move it physically to the front
Cancel it
Delay it
Suggest it earlier or introduce it
If you “back down” in an argument, you...
Speak more loudly to win
Ask someone else to argue for you
Change the topic
Admit defeat or withdraw your claim
What does it mean to "take on" extra work?
To ACCEPT extra work
Our company is growing, so we’re ready to __________ more responsibilities and bigger projects.
Take on
The engineers will __________ a series of safety tests before launching the product.
Carry out
Even though he was nervous about the speech, he decided to __________ it anyway.
Go through with it
"It all comes down to luck" means:
You're running out of luck
Everything depends on luck
Luck is decreasing
Luck is not important
If the plan fails, at least we can ________ our savings.
fall back on
carry out
turn down
come out with
Before making a decision, I’d like to ________ it ________ my boss.
carry / out
run / by
get / across
fall back on
If someone “comes out with” a strange comment, they...
Write it in a letter
Keep it to themselves
Whisper it
Say it suddenly and unexpectedly
They offered her a great job abroad, but she decided to __________ it __________ because she didn’t want to leave her family.
Turn down
We were disappointed when the company __________ its promise to improve working conditions.
Went back on
The detective began to __________ the prime suspect as new evidence came in.
Zero in on
What does it mean if you “talk someone into” doing something?
You convince them
We’re going to ________ the issue and get more details.
work out
look into
back down
fall back on
“It all boils down to money” means...
Everything is simplified to money being the core issue
Money is being heated
You're spending money quickly
You earned a lot of money
If you’re “taken in” by a scam, you...
Laugh at it
Understand it
Fall for it and get tricked
Report it
She was very persuasive and managed to __________ me __________ joining the hiking trip, even though I hate early mornings.
Talk (someone) into